ix, 69 p. :

Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus, is the primary fish species inhabiting lakes within Auyuittuq National Park. An annual fishing derby takes place in late May in the park usually on the second of the five Nalusiaq lakes. Parks Canada, with the assistance of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), monitored the May 2002 fishing derby with the goal of collecting base-line data on the Arctic char of the lake. This report presents and discusses the creel census and biological data collected from the Arctic char fishing derbies conducted between May 25-27, 2002 and May 22-24, 2004. In addition, micro-chemical analysis was conducted to measure and determine the pattern of strontium (Sr) distribution in the otoliths of Arctic char from the lake to determine whether the fish were anadromous. Genetic analysis was conducted with that data to be used in the future to assess differences between populations throughout the range of the species.--Document

Includes abstract in French

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-26)

Microfiche. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2 microfiches : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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